Police say when officers searched the room of the guest they found dozens of pills.

Then they say the officer confiscating the narcotics began to feel sick.

“Once he realized what was happening, he administered Narcan,” Chavez said.

Narcan is an emergency nasal antidote carried by law enforcement.

It is used to inhibit the deadly effects of opiates during an overdose.

The drug has become standard carry among law enforcement officers across the country and is normally given to patients suspected of drug overdose.

“We haven’t seen an officer give it to himself,” said Houston Police Officer’s Union president Joe Gamaldi. “But at least this officer was aware enough that he was having the effects of some sort of substance ...

"It might have saved his life.”

The officer was transported to the hospital and released, according to police.

The suspects who were in the room Tuesday night have not been caught.

The narcotic the officer collected is unknown at this time and we won't know what it is until it's tested in a lab. #hounews